Mathias Stein

827 total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 488 citations indexed

About

Mathias Stein is a scholar working on Plant Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Mathias Stein has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 488 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Plant Science, 12 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 8 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Mathias Stein's work include Silicon Effects in Agriculture (13 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (10 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (8 papers). Mathias Stein is often cited by papers focused on Silicon Effects in Agriculture (13 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (10 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (8 papers). Mathias Stein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Poland and United States. Mathias Stein's co-authors include Jörg Schaller, Ruth H. Ellerbrock, José M. Alonso, Thilo Rennert, Daniel Puppe, Danuta Kaczorek, Dietrich Gudat, Joachim Ingwersen, Zhengyi Hu and Martin Obst and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Mathias Stein

23 papers receiving 478 citations

Hit Papers

Comparing amorphous silica, short-range-ordered silicates... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Comparing amorphous silica, short-range-ordered silicates and silicic acid species by FTIR
    2022 248 citations Ruth H. Ellerbrock, Mathias Stein et al. Scientific Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mathias Stein Germany 9 102 99 82 67 57 25 488
Yuanyuan Feng China 23 81 0.8× 353 3.6× 91 1.1× 25 0.4× 201 3.5× 97 1.4k
Yanfei Yuan China 10 40 0.4× 39 0.4× 19 0.2× 12 0.2× 41 0.7× 19 386
Shujing Li China 18 22 0.2× 226 2.3× 19 0.2× 18 0.3× 72 1.3× 50 825
Ayanthi Navaratne Sri Lanka 14 61 0.6× 24 0.2× 25 0.3× 29 0.4× 38 0.7× 29 651
XiaoJun Zuo China 15 14 0.1× 118 1.2× 44 0.5× 18 0.3× 70 1.2× 46 717
Shikha Dubey India 18 32 0.3× 358 3.6× 19 0.2× 20 0.3× 218 3.8× 36 1.3k
J. Starosvetsky Israel 14 22 0.2× 207 2.1× 16 0.2× 6 0.1× 140 2.5× 20 547
Yajing Wang China 11 21 0.2× 52 0.5× 12 0.1× 9 0.1× 110 1.9× 26 641
Yi-Chun Tsai Taiwan 7 20 0.2× 144 1.5× 24 0.3× 18 0.3× 111 1.9× 8 431
Zongchen Li China 16 64 0.6× 120 1.2× 17 0.2× 4 0.1× 43 0.8× 38 687

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mathias Stein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mathias Stein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mathias Stein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mathias Stein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mathias Stein. Mathias Stein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoffmann, Mathias, et al.. (2025). Amorphous silica reduces N2O emissions from arable land at the field plot scale. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 13. 2 indexed citations
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Schaller, Jörg, Markus Kleber, Daniel Puppe, et al.. (2025). The importance of reactive silica for maintaining soil health. Plant and Soil. 513(2). 1651–1662. 5 indexed citations
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Puppe, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (MP-AES)—A useful tool for the determination of silicon contents in plant samples?. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Tombeur, Félix de, Jeremy Shaw, Martin J. Hodson, et al.. (2024). Anatomical and Trait Analyses Reveal a Silicon‐Carbon Trade‐Off in the Epidermis of Sedges. Plant Cell & Environment. 48(3). 2396–2410. 4 indexed citations
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Schaller, Jörg, Heidi Webber, Frank Ewert, Mathias Stein, & Daniel Puppe. (2024). The transformation of agriculture towards a silicon improved sustainable and resilient crop production. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 10 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2024). Silicon extraction from x-ray amorphous soil constituents: a method comparison of alkaline extracting agents. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2024). Silicon effects on soil phosphorus availability: results obtained depend on the method used. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 3 indexed citations
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Obst, Martin, Johannes Lehmann, Mathias Stein, et al.. (2024). Reduced CO2 Release from Arctic Soils Due to CO2 Binding to Calcium Forming Aragonite. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(40). 17695–17702.
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2024). Local sediment amendment can potentially increase barley yield and reduce the need for phosphorus fertilizer on acidic soils in Kenya. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 12. 2 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2024). Synergistic effects of organic carbon and silica in preserving structural stability of drying soils. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 8330–8330. 6 indexed citations
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Obst, Martin, et al.. (2023). Silicon and calcium controls on iron and aluminum mobility in Arctic soils. Chemosphere. 335. 139087–139087. 1 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2023). Silicon Incorporation Reduces the Reactivity of Short-range Ordered Aluminosilicates Toward Organic Acids. Clays and Clay Minerals. 71(4). 416–429. 1 indexed citations
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Puppe, Daniel, Danuta Kaczorek, Mathias Stein, & Jörg Schaller. (2023). Silicon in Plants: Alleviation of Metal(loid) Toxicity and Consequential Perspectives for Phytoremediation. Plants. 12(13). 2407–2407. 20 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2023). Semiautomatic assessment of endothelial density and morphology in organ-cultured corneas — potential predictors for transplantation suitability and clinical outcome?. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 261(9). 2593–2602. 1 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2023). Does Adsorption of Cd, Cu and Pb on Polymeric Silicic Acid Occur Under Acidic Conditions?. Silicon. 15(16). 7205–7212. 4 indexed citations
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2022). Distribution of Al, Fe, Si, and DOC between size fractions mobilised from topsoil horizons with progressing degree of podzolisation. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 8384–8384. 3 indexed citations
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Ellerbrock, Ruth H., Mathias Stein, & Jörg Schaller. (2022). Comparing amorphous silica, short-range-ordered silicates and silicic acid species by FTIR. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11708–11708. 248 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stein, Mathias, et al.. (2021). Does silica addition affect translocation and leaching of cadmium and copper in soil?. Environmental Pollution. 288. 117738–117738. 16 indexed citations
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Alonso, José M., et al.. (2001). Contamination of soils with eggs of Toxocara in a subtropical city in Argentina.. PubMed. 75(2). 165–8. 62 indexed citations

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